The CRC Row-A-Thon
Event Description The purpose of the Row-A-Thon is to raise funds for our participating athletes to attend events such as BC Champs, Regina Sprints and the Canadian Henley. It is anticipated that mainly Senior and Junior athletes will participate in this event. During the winter months rowers will individually go around to family, friends and neighbours for sponsorship. The amount of sponsorship is up to the sponsor to determine for each kilometer rowed in the time specified time frame. Example: If a person pledged $2.00/km and 100 km (34 laps around the course) was rowed by the athlete, that sponsor would owe $200.00. The sponsor could also just pledge a flat rate if they want for any kilometers rowed. The number of kilometers rowed will be tracked by lap counters from the finish tower using assigned boat numbers. There would be a time limit on the event of 8 hours, so all crews can safely row in the day light. At the end of the event there would be a club BBQ to celebrate the achievements of the athletes. Timing June 2, 2018 Around 1:00pm (based on Novice Regatta) to 8:00pm Sponsorship Funds Criteria Money collected will be used to offset regatta and membership fees attended by our athletes. The following criteria is place: 1. There will be no charitable tax receipts issued as CRC is not a registered charitable organization. 2. Funds collected by the athlete will be theirs to use exclusively. 3. Funds raised will be tracked by CRC. 4. Funds collected by the athlete will be credited against their individual CRC account for use when registering for regattas or when renewing membership fees. 5. Sponsors must clearly indicate when sending in their pledge funds which athlete the money is for.
The Sponsorship Form can be downloaded HERE. Participation Criteria To participate in the row-a-thon athletes must: 1. Be good standing member of CRC 2. Collect a minimum of $100.00 in pledges to participate in the event Note: New novice rowers will not be allowed to participate as they won’t be as strong or technically skilled in the sport yet. Register to Participate Here! Crews and Boating Crews will be determined by the coaches based on those who have registered and the kilometer grouping the they wish to row. The following kilometer groupings are suggested: 1. 0 – 18 km: Estimate 1 – 2 hours 2. 18 – 27 km: Estimate 2 – 3 hours 3. 27 – 36 km: Estimate 3 – 4 hours 4. 36 – 45 km: Estimate 4 – 5 hours 5. 45 – 100 km: Estimate 5 – 8 hours
Note: To mitigate risk of on water incidents, athletes should be boated in quads, fours and eights. Athletes can only use smaller boats with coach’s permission. Spare athletes would also be determined through the registration process if they only wanted to fill in for an athlete. It is anticipated that most of the spare athletes would come from the Rec and Master groups. If a crew member needs a break for a lap for personal requirements, the spare would jump in for the lap. The spare athlete is not required to find pledges but the kilometers they row would count towards the athlete who has taken the break. Spare athletes should be required for crews for kilometer groupings 3, 4 and 5 noted above. Each boat will have a boat number, so the number of laps can be tracked by the lap counters on shore. Coaches Coaches and ITCs are required to:
Rower Requirements
Note: Due to various food allergies, no nuts are allowed in the boats. Weather If weather conditions dictate that the row-a-thon must be canceled or halted for a period of time until conditions clear, then the event will continue using rowing ERGs inside the boat house. |
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